Section: Australia&NZ
Malaysian Airlines passenger plane crashes in Ukraine: reports
A Malaysian passenger plane carrying 295 people has crashed in Ukraine near the Russian border, according to the Interfax news agency. …read more Source: ABC...
Obama and Putin spoke about US sanctions Thursday: US official (AFP)
Washington (AFP) – President Barack Obama and Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke by phone early on Thursday about tough new sanctions imposed on Moscow on Ukraine. …read more Source: The West...
Airliner ‘shot down’ over Ukraine (AAP)
Emergency services are reportedly trying to reach the scene of a passenger plane crash in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: The West...
Malaysian airliner ‘down in Ukraine’
A MALAYSIAN airliner flying from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur has reportedly crashed in east Ukraine. …read more Source: THE...
Malaysian Airlines plane ‘shot down’
BREAKING NEWS: A MALAYSIA Airlines passenger plane with 295 people on board has reportedly been shot down in Ukraine. …read more Source:...
Kiev says Russia shot down Ukraine jet
Ukraine has accused a Russian air force jet of shooting down a Ukrainian warplane over its territory, ratcheting up tensions along the volatile border between the two ex-Soviet states. …read more Source: The Sydney Morning...
Kiev says Russian jet shoots down Ukrainian plane (AFP)
Kiev (AFP) – Kiev on Thursday accused a Russian air force jet of shooting down a Ukrainian warplane over its territory Wednesday, ratcheting up tensions along the volatile border between the two ex-Soviet states. …read more Source: The West...
Ukraine crisis: US imposes toughest sanctions yet on Russia
The United States and Europe have significantly strengthened sanctions on Moscow over Ukraine, with Washington for the first time directly targeting Russia’s banking, military and energy sectors. …read more Source: The Sydney Morning...
US imposes further financial sanctions on Russia
The United States has imposed further sanctions on Russia’s economy, including Gazprombank and Rosneft Oil Co, and other major banks and energy and defence companies. …read more Source: ABC...
Next stop Russia for those fleeing rebel-held Donetsk (AFP)
Donetsk (Ukraine) (AFP) – When young mother Natasha woke up to find her quiet suburb suddenly on the frontline of fighting between Ukrainian troops and pro-Moscow rebels — she knew it was time to pack up her three kids and get out. …read more Source: The West...
